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777 S. Figueroa St., Suite 3800, Los Angeles, CA 90017
11755 Wilshire Blvd., 15th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90025
11400 W Olympic Blvd, Suite 1500, Los Angeles, CA 90064
3940 Laurel Canyon Blvd, Pmb 995, Studio City, CA 91604
1250 Sixth St, Santa Monica, CA 90401
418 East La Habra Boulevard, La Habra, CA 90631
701 N Brand Blvd, STE 270, Glendale, CA 91203
333 City Blvd W, 17th Floor, Orange, CA 92868
468 North Camden Drive, Suite 226, Beverly Hills, CA 90210
2530 Wilshire Blvd, 2nd Floor, Santa Monica, CA 90403
4640 Admiralty Drive, 5th Floor, Marina del Rey, CA 90292
20 Pacifica, Suite 190, Irvine, CA 92618
8749 Holloway Dr, West Hollywood, CA 90069
871 E Washington Blvd., # 205, Pasadena, CA 91104
1440 N Harbor Blvd, Suite 900, Fullerton, CA 92835
1645 Vine Street, Suite 809, Los Angeles, CA 90028
724 S Spring St, 9th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90014
643 South Second Avenue, Suite B, Covina, CA 91723
16000 Ventura Blvd, Suite 1200, Encino, CA 91436
214 S McCadden Pl, Los Angeles, CA 90004
3812 Sepulveda Blvd., Suite 250, Torrance, CA 90505
215 S Robertson Blvd, Suite 233, Beverly Hills, CA 90211
150 El Camino Real, Suite 218, Tustin, CA 92780
444 West Ocean Blvd, Ste 940, Long Beach, CA 90802
19191 South Vermont Ave, Suite 900, Torrance, CA 90502
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Drug Possession
Drug possession is the illegal possession of a controlled substance. Essentially, to be convicted of a drug possession charge, you knowingly must have a controlled substance in your possession or within your proximity, like storing it in your vehicle. Drug possession can also include having a device used for the consumption of a controlled substance. This is a criminal offense under both California state law as well as federal law.
Types of Drug Possession Charges
Sometimes drug possession is referred to as actual possession or “constructive” possession, meaning that an individual knowingly has access to and control of a controlled substance but it is not on the person. Some common ways for constructive possession occur is when a person knowingly stores an illegal controlled substance in their car or at their home. Possessing a smaller quantity of a controlled substance for personal use is commonly known as “simple possession.“
What Is A Controlled Substance?
Federal law as well as state law determines the severity of drug possession charges based on the type of drug and divides them into different “schedules.” Each schedule is based on the potential for dependency and abuse. This sliding scale of schedules starts with Schedule V drugs, having the lowest risk, and increases in severity up to Schedule I, posing the most severe risk.
- Schedule I: Heroin, ecstasy, lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), marijuana, peyote
- Schedule II: Methamphetamine, cocaine, morphine, methadone, phencyclidine (PCP), fentanyl
- Schedule III: Anabolic steroids, ketamine, barbiturates, testosterone, Tylenol with codeine
- Schedule IV: Valium, Xanax, Tramadol
- Schedule V: Other unlawfully obtained prescription drugs and cough medicines like Robitussin with codeine